Our ballpark tour of the unique food and drink offerings throughout baseball continues. So far we've explored the stadiums in the National League East, Central and West and the American League East. Today we'll look at what's being served at the homes of the clubs in the American League Central.
Food will also be abundant at the Village Peddler Festival with items like creamed chicken and biscuits, crock pot pulled pork, gourmet pizza, kettle popcorn, corn dogs, French fries, fresh lemonade, fudge, homemade pies, ice cream, funnel cakes and apple fritters for sale.
So what else can you get at Shane's Rib Shack? They offer Chicken Tenders, Buffalo Wings, and Sandwiches along with their sides, including macaroni and cheese, fries, baked beans, corn-on-the-cob and more. I would say that the mac-n-cheese in the pictures looks better then what is actually tastes like. They also offer your generic slow cooker pulled pork easy, salads and a couple of desserts.
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Save room for a very yummy piece of homemade pecan pie, another one of Georgia's top 10 pie places. Arrive at Paul's early to order a piece of pie while it lasts. Paul's is a local institution serving barbecue, located just 15 miles east of Athens in downtown Lexington, Georgia. Paul's barbecue serves slow slow cooker pulled pork, cole slaw, baked beans, sweet pickles and tea.
Cut up vegetables the night before or buy pre-cut fresh vegetables. If using frozen vegetables, thaw and add to slow cooker last to reduce the chance of soggy vegetables.
If beef is not a menu favorite, try tasty main dish chicken casserole for a crowd. It is different than the usual BBQ sandwiches and grocery store fried chicken, and although it calls for several ingredients, it is easy to prepare. Anyone that likes chicken will love this main dish meal.
There are a couple of health food places at Nationals Park you can try as well. The Healthy Plate in section 110 sells grilled vegetable and turkey wraps, humus and vegetable plate, pear and walnut salad and gluten-free beer (yes guys and gals, at last, a beer that's marginally good for you!) and chips. Dupont Deli (section 227) is your option for fresh deli sandwiches. Cap it all off with a gluten-free soft pretzel over at Noah's Pretzel (sections 106 and 318) before heading back to your seat and, hopefully, watching the game!